1. Appellant - Lokendra Tiwari alias Kaushlendra stands convicted under S.302, IPC, for commission of murder of his wife - Saroj Bala, and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo R.I. for 3 months, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bilaspur in Sessions Trial No. 246/2001 on 31st of March, 2004.
Deceased - Saroj Bala was married to the appellant on 19.4.2000. She was residing with the appellant and her in - laws in village Selar. On some difference, on account of alleged illicit relations of the appellant with one Rajeshwari Raj (PW 10), the deceased left the company of the appellant and came to her parents place in village Muruwa. After sometime their marital relations resumed and both husband and wife started living separately in a rented premise of one Arjun Das Vaishnaw in Tiffra, Bilaspur. The deceased was working as a teacher and was earning Rs. 1,000/- per month. The deceased most oftenly used to quarrel with the appellant on account of alleged illicit relations of the appellant with Rajeshwari Raj. On 27.3.2001 at about 8 .00 p.m., the appellant and the deceased were in their rented premise.